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ES/SOC 499/599 - Learning Through Listening:
Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities [3 credits]
Special opportunity for course during Spring Break. Students
will spend five days interacting with the Confederated Tribes
of the Grand Ronde, and related stakeholders in the nearby
towns of Willamina and Sheridan Oregon. By carefully listening
to and interacting with different rural community stakeholders
students will develop a better understanding of the complex
cross-cultural issues that this rural Oregon tribal community
faces. Cited
in March 23rd Oregonian article.
AREC 599 - Spatial Economics of Natural
Resources [3 credits]
Introduces the tools of spatial economics—both modeling
structure and spatial econometrics—and demonstrates
how those tools have been applied to various natural resources.
Specific topics include the theory of spatial economics,
spatial econometrics, and applications of spatial modeling
to parks, fisheries, extractive reserves, and forests.
ANTH 581 - Natural Resources and Community Values [4 credits]
Investigates relations between human communities and the values of community members.
Resource issues integrate concepts from social science, economics, and ecology.
AREC/PS/SOC 407 - Current Issues in Rural Policy
[4 credits]
E-campus distance education course. Seminar examining contemporary economic, social, cultural, political policy issues
affecting rural communities in America. Topics include but are not limited to economic development and natural resource
management, individual and family well-being, cultural identity and change, and local governance policy issues.
Special attention will be paid to rural issues affecting Latino and Native American communities.
HDFS 447/547 - Families and Poverty
[4 credits]
Examines families in poverty focusing on causes and consequences of family poverty, including global
economic factors, migration patterns, discrimination, and policies and programs for families. Community service is required.
SOC 475/575 - Rural Sociology
[4 credits]
Helps students understand the rich diversity in rural society, with an emphasis on the interdependencies between urban and rural contexts.
Current issues and social problems experienced by rural populations and how sociology is used to understand and address issues
affecting rural communities are explored.
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